Facilitators and Barriers Associated with Uptake of HIV Self-Testing among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Chongqing, China: A Cross-Sectional Survey

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Ying LiuMengliang Ye

Abstract

While studies on human immunodeficiency virus self-testing (HIVST) continue to accumulate after the World Health Organization's recommendation of HIVST as an additional approach to HIV testing services in 2016, few studies have focused on men who have sex with men (MSM) in Chinese cities. A cross-sectional study was conducted to describe the HIVST status of MSM in Chongqing, China. MSM participants were recruited by random sampling, and qualified interviewers collected data, using confidential self-administered questionnaires. Blood specimens were collected for HIV antibody detection. The survey evaluated the uptake and accuracy of HIVST kits and identified factors that may be associated with HIVST. The proportion of HIVST uptake was 15.6%. The sensitivity and specificity of HIVST were 74.2% (95% confidence interval [CI] 66.6%-80.7%) and 99.0% (95% CI 96.9%-99.7%), respectively. The consistency between the HIVST kit and antibody detection results was 90.5% (95% CI 87.5%-93.0%), and the Kappa value was 0.777 (p < 0.001). The positive predictive value of self-testing kits is 80.9% and the negative predictive value is 17.7%. Having been tested ≥2 times in the last year, higher educational levels, and higher scores of basic HIV/AID...Continue Reading

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Methods Mentioned

BETA
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
ELISA

Software Mentioned

SPSS
HIVST

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